New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-11
DID HE MURDER HIS WIFE 7
AN OLD MAN LOCKED UP FOR THE CRIME.
THE VICTIM WILL SURELY DIE-THE HUSBANDS

THE VICTIM WILL SURELY DIE-THE HUSBANDS
FAvoRs TO ANOTHER WOMAN.
Louis Brewer old OF sixty is now lying in
jail at jamaica L. awaiting the result OF injuries that
some ono inflicted his wife. lie SAYS that
he did not commit the act which, il she Is not
now dead Will cause her TO die within the day
outside The couple lived In little hamlet about FIVE
miles east OF Hempstead L. The village is called East
Hampstead. but the natives give the euphonous name
Of Hsgshead The little cottage in which the urderous
act committed stands at the Junction Of
tho Hampstead and Hicksvlls roads and is as tumble
and shftlssS locking house people In that
prosperous portion Of the ceuatry wsuld live In.
For four years Brewer has been drawing from
his stock to make gifts OF poultry, wheat
and latterly cav TO whe
lives about three quarters Of aile from his house and
who at present goes uader the name OF Mrs Baldwin.
although she has previously borne the Of Mrs
Warren and Mrs. Lewis Mrs. Brewer did not live hap
PLY with her husband He found the society Of the
younger neghbor mere agreeable and he
gave her the freedom of his homo
that she frequently went to the barn In the absence
OF tho old and haraesssd mp "A horse and drove
away without saying anything to the mistress OF the
tablislment
BR0wER TELLS HIS SON-IN-LAw.
Yesterday marnng the daughter Of Barney Powers.
nei;hbor, Was lostns frsm window in her fathers
house, which about 800 yards fr0a the Brewer
home, and she saw the cid man gsn. down tae roai
At O'Clock. hour lator he returael with his
law. George Merritt, who lives nearly mile from the
house OF Mr. Powers and told them that "hs and his
wife had been murdered" AMI that the burglars who
had douo 1t were still in the house.
Powers aud his three sons armed themselves
aud hastoneI the little house aud there in the kicher
a horrible sight met them
Mrs. Brower lying on hsr back with the bed cloth
Ing her head saturated with blood that
still running flom three wounls 1T the back
Of her head. She was still alive breathing
.1ir rltt1 l.ftff f.. 1aafh al ~
ment. search ior the burglars tsok place
and Brewer. leading the way a closet In another por
ou OF the house exclaimed that s3i2 which he had hid
there had been stolen In the parlOr leading out OF tie
room where the dying woman lay was an
overturned quitting frame with part ally
adjoining 1t the upper mattress had
been urAei TO make it appear tnIt robber had
rSnsacked tue place Next 10 this sleeping room is
small casct, where stands a chest of drawers The
drawers mad been pulled out, ana Ell the floor wers
pieces OF woluaa's wearing apparel. All
these things Blower pointed eut TO his neig1bors
20 make them believe that burglars had really been
there.
THE OLD MANS PECULIAR sTOHY.
lie then told them the story OF how the assault and
robbery comintteI Hs SAID thar he and his wifc
retired ut 10 O'Clock Friday NIGHT, lie sleeping
next to tie wall About O'clock yesterday morn
ing he was awakened by two men COMING from
the parlor carrying dim light. He raised himself in
bed and OF the maie M attesp 10 strike him
with an axe. but the blow fell short AMI hit his wife
Brewer Jumped up and cnt Of dssrs hid in out
house half hour AMI then crlw.d over the roof
into 2 carrot window down fight Of
rrkoty stnrs 10 the woot-shod al,o.nR. the
roe used both Kitchen and sIecpinyr whcra 10
found wi:c dyn. I!c dressed hisssli then aud wcai
70 alarm bis 5ouin-aw although there we're neghbsrs
living 'arer
Aisouy tss irt - ct to the house after an alarm had
no. var nd Mr.. They Iva
only short distance from the house. tse Hempstcsd
road. To MT. spates Mrs. Brewer had said iow dsy.
ago. expect o. murdered in ms Ocd soae ni shL'
srs epl;cs pli lh, and the neis. hos knowing that
lie wlfn tue Cd csIpc had lot been 0i tho happiest
kind. mmo4ia'cly suspected that the mWr!cier-for
such be VIII surely pe-"ds NOT NAM ieet rom tscH4
o. tAc meantime word bad been sent u CORONER PhHp
Be-.soge about three miles away Dr. Khaa-c arrived
SOM ana ateg brief cNHn!naOn OF the vcuids. said
come q, an u.e.oat WhIle thi' was g1ia- On Mrs;
NE ,nuracr si- ioaSd IN the sioi IA axe the bisGs
n tnro,h the eve along the eise of the helys II was
fresh anil @rd| dry the psrson who mad cleaned t had
n ins trNra~. pyerOoScd the hanic. Nrs -p'ss laii
the axe aside iAiskn- Tat II wouhs ns' b. touched
About p IN. Dspuly sheriff salmon Alien 20, 10 tbs
ho1s' ard nate au nNerfiSailos A. e otocr 81 coroner
T4e ,ocoaer tie Sheriff All tho nei. weat 10 worS
.10alag up evidence.
rlE AXE CLFAYED A sECo>D TINE.
Frs.h MARKS leading to ana from the hoa,e Of Mrs
"Ba,vin" were folaI. la4 the that lIrs, spsirs
had put carefully away III tie wse
sol WAS missing. \ search for it
lualo ami It Was haaliy foI"I IN ga old
stove be.!Id the Wcolhousc Tie blood that Nrs
-poies sgv On i, IN TIE morning hal appeared aai
tA. handle aAl b!sle damp, rs thou;l re entJ
washed. Jp @ b., arrest close watch hai not been
sept an tle r.t nth and ne ~ 3u>" ard qlesiioh
irsrl;. bag when the -heil took hi. 40 custody Ae
occ4lHe sufIl, "ni "heA rAtiieA VITA 'n' crime a,-
N4cna Tairr>G rcu,rtor arrived at ,Ae farmhouse
Inst n-ut t!e ro'. n which the dfi.s woman iay N,s
a..-d WlUl people broNcr's -on|FId", seaman Il.
10 noer q TAG co.oaers Jury hecphs .esu wtoA over
lie sic Of ga, bad IN which the husband said he
vitn nu1t. was Inc GOpV tHst Brewer sstt tls
H. n aI been cone to U Is t1u tho lswrr which
hollis t4c cap c the lock IN place ~a' loI'. 10
lo.s W.crc t a,l been. however. vas r1>f ati there
wa. no appearance OF tne screw having been f"cel
80 EVIDENCES OF : BURGLARY.
Near ta., door window cu- OF wlcl three p2n2s OF
sl. ia,e been broken and old coa' keeps o,t no
cola II th,ry., wanted lE,J tia
house that window could have been raised
~i,h perfect Tie door leads to tas
closet, where tc stolen .poqcy ppo ,l be- and
WIN % ia his possession ID tniI; "edld have goue
tlron-A largo paror into h5 room wacse the man aad
vic slept.
hol anl fAe uui 'egcr 10 aare struck AeG inu,t h1s
sioJ t" fco, of hd bed and lo'aet at her Iaco
a, she slept ~A'H be gave t.e i,@ a., I,owS n,.,s;
stssss OF btoNu., Aome he ard his iu.-tltlion iar
three daughters. peImstnus. the eldest son. Il low
serving 4 Two years sentence in sing sing rrlsoH i0r
..o,n, nt Vtion.ue Smitn. who va, chasing IA VIE
AHd Permrauu. Ms smith. !. sisfst ot
tie woatH VII, cot oil Brewer iai' his trouble lhs
otler son. are and GilD~rt. and uoin are az.
At 0'c,och last nSat Nrs Brewer was IN hey death
struggles
PROHIBITION WITHOUT / EIW
IypItvWoIl,. Dec 10 lNpoi1N.- Prohibition IL
l,las enforced IN Auroa, Indiana. in uo,ci way.
Tin, comn!.,s on,i, of the county ten ttucc mon
AMI there D., strong opposition ~ tie .D" g., The Sdlo
os LIQUOR several men have applied lHr saloon
Ir,u~e La In each case tnr C.til "a, ' presented
lemnn>frauco- 10 the commissioners auu ilDS hAFo
refused to grant the license. The saloon hc"pefs,
with the aid of several lawyers are cudraYur'ng tO
..l,.r.l tI, rDumi- -,iOucls % issue